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WorksheetsW. History Up to Rome
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Persian road called?
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Purple Road
c)
Royal Road
d)
Tigris-Euphrates Road
2.
The Persians were very cruel to who they conquered
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What religion traces its roots to the Persia Empire?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Zoroastriansm
d)
Judiasm
4.
How long was the Persian main road system?
a)
1,000 miles
b)
1,250 miles
c)
5,000 miles
d)
500 miles
5.
Was Zoroastrianism Monotheistic or Polytheistic?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
6.
How big was the Persian Empire at its highest point?
a)
Ghana to Mesopotamia
b)
Greece to China
c)
Egypt to Indus River
d)
Rome to Byzantine
7.
What is the main ideal for Zoroastrianism?
a)
Only one life, make it count
b)
Good vs. Evil
c)
Life is suffering
d)
Give up everything to enter Nirvana
8.
What was a the Monotheistic Religion in the Persian Empire?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Zorastrianism
9.
In regards to minority religions in Persia, Cyrus and other leaders
a)
Persecuted them
b)
Gave them religions freedom
c)
Frocibly removed them from Persia
d)
Taxed them heavily
10.
Persia is centered in modern
a)
Iran
b)
Egypt
c)
Greece
d)
Saudi Arabia
11.
For Persian kings, GOD was (Zoroastrianism)
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Ahura Mazda
d)
the King Himself
12.
The capital of Classical Persia was
a)
Moscow
b)
Samarkland
c)
Persepolis
d)
Tehran
13.
Religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion in Persia
a)
Cyrus
b)
Zoroaster
c)
Xerxes
d)
Leonidas
14.
The Nile was important to what civilization?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
China
15.
What was the name of the Sumerian writing system?
a)
Harrapan
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Ziggurat
16.
More than one God:
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Deity
d)
Tritheism
17.
Mesopotamia means:
a)
The fertile land
b)
Unpredictable flooding
c)
Ancient alphabet
d)
The land between the rivers
18.
The rivers of Mesopotamia were:
a)
The Yellow and Yangtze
b)
The Indus and Ganges
c)
The Tigris and Euphrates
d)
The White Nile and Blue Nile
19.
Who was the Babylonian ruler who created the first written code of law?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Sargon
d)
Gilgemesh
20.
Judaism and Zoroastrianism are both monotheistic and both have a ______ judgement from its God.
a)
Pre
b)
Final
c)
Secret
d)
Hidden
21.
Zoroastrianism is ________________________________ Years old.
a)
3500
b)
2500
c)
500
d)
1500
22.
Who was the FIRST King of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia?
a)
Ramses
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Cyrus
d)
Darius
23.
In Zoroastrianism, what do they do with the deceased?
a)
Bury them
b)
Burn them
c)
let them out to feed wild animals
d)
none of the above
24.
The two most prominent figures in Zoroastrianism are ______________________.
a)
Hakuna Mata and Kamehameha
b)
Zarathusrta and Ahura Mazda
c)
Cyrus and Darius
d)
Ren and Stimpy
25.
Which of these 4 religions was the first one to establish a heaven or a hell for the afterlife?
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
26.
Which is the correct website for Mr. Vasquez?
a)
mrvasquez.com
b)
mr.vasquez.com
c)
mister.vasquez.com
d)
mistervasquez.com
27.
The ________________________were the governors of the provinces of the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire.
a)
Satrap
b)
Lords
c)
Royalties
d)
Mayors
28.
The winner of the Persian Wars was ______________________.
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
29.
He was the founder of the Persian Empire.
a)
Xerxes
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
30.
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
d)
Matadors
31.
These officials collected taxes, served as judges, and put down rebellions within their territories. Governors in Persia.
a)
satraps
b)
cavalry
c)
Immortals
32.
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
d)
Matadors
33.
Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the empire because
a)
Everyone had to follow his religion and laws.
b)
He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
c)
The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.
34.
What did the satraps do?
a)
They were Persian leaders
b)
They went around giving out presents
c)
They acted like governors and collected taxes
d)
They collected taxes independently
35.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
36.
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?
a)
Mountians
b)
lots of coastline
c)
peninsulas and islands
d)
vast open plains
37.
The type of government the Spartans practiced was
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
38.
Spartan boys began training for the army at age
a)
7
b)
21
c)
18
d)
13
39.
Aristotle was a...
a)
philosopher
b)
doctor
c)
loafer
d)
soldier
40.
What is a phalanx?
a)
A Greek vase that holds perfume
b)
A military formation comprised of heavy infantry
c)
A rare Greek flower given at weddings for good luck
d)
A special kind of armour, worn by kings
41.
Alexander The Great created and named many cities. What was his favorite name for a city?
a)
Alexandria
b)
Cairo
c)
Athens
d)
Sparta
42.
What famous philosopher was Alexander`s teacher as a child?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Euclid
43.
What league did Athens and the other city-states form to protect Greece from Persia?
a)
Peloponnesian
b)
Delian
c)
Justice
d)
Attica
44.
What was the cause of the Persian Wars?
a)
Bad trading within the empire
b)
A revolt in Greece which lead Persia to invade
c)
Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart
d)
Greece invaded the Persian capital
45.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
46.
Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
a)
Mycenae
b)
Crete
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
47.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
48.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
49.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
a)
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b)
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
c)
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
d)
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
50.
The Spartan King who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
51.
Persia was the largest empire in the fertile crescent.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The four river valley civilizations were all built around...
a)
Oceans
b)
Mountains
c)
Rivers
d)
Deserts
53.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between two rivers
d)
land north of the sea
54.
What Roman architectural contribution allowed the construction of higher, more stable structures such as the aqueducts and the Colosseum?
a)
columns
b)
arches
c)
lintels
d)
marble
55.
How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
56.
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
a)
senators to get to the Senate.
b)
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
c)
merchants to travel safely.
d)
slaves to travel into the countryside.
57.
What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
a)
volcanic rock
b)
asphalt
c)
cement
d)
lime
58.
How did Constantine affect Christianity?
a)
He made Christianity legal in 313 AD
b)
He placed even more bans on the religion.
c)
He persecuted Christians in the Colosseum.
d)
He moved the capital of Rome to the Eastern Empire.
59.
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
a)
Patriarch
b)
Pope
c)
Roman Emperor
d)
Paul
60.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum
61.
Gladiator fights mostly took place in the
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Forum
c)
Colosseum
d)
Pantheon
62.
Rome is located in which country?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
France
63.
Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the...
a)
Age of Augustus.
b)
Resurrection.
c)
Pax Romana.
d)
Crucifixion.
64.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
65.
IN ROME: The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers...
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
66.
The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called
a)
Ciceros
b)
Plebeians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Patricians
67.
IN ROME: A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch & certain citizens can vote...
a)
Dicator
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
68.
IN ROME: Assassinated by a group of senators
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Augustus
69.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
70.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
71.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
72.
The 12 Tables were the written law of the Roman Republic.
a)
True
b)
False
73.
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caesar
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Caesar Constantine
74.
Which of these are THREE legacies of the Roman Empire are seen in our world today?
a)
Architecture, government, Latin language
b)
Architecture, Japanese language, volcanoes
c)
Korean language, Buddhism, government
d)
Invasions, politics, geography
75.
In what country and continent is Rome located?
a)
Italy, Asia
b)
Germany, Europe
c)
Italy, Europe
d)
Italy, Africa
76.
He was considered as the first bishop of Rome and first pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
a)
Paul
b)
Jesus
c)
Peter
d)
Andrew
77.
What is this?
From the video that you slept through...
From the video that you slept through...
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Pantheon
c)
Aqueduct
d)
Colosseum
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